Asean and China foreign ministers to discuss virus, regional issues


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MANILA, June 5 (Bloomberg): Foreign ministers from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will meet next week and discuss issues including cooperation to stem the coronavirus pandemic.

The meeting on June 7 will be in Chongqing in southwest China as part of the 30th anniversary of Asean-China Dialogue Relations, Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday. Besides an exchange of views and finding collaborative ways to deal with Covid-19, ministers will also discuss "regional and international matters of common concern,” it said.

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